Federal Minister of Tourism on Front liners - Dr. Ng Yen Yen

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In 2009, Malaysia managed to be one of the top 10 world favored tourists' destination, earning the country quite a sizable amount in foreign exchange but that may change as competition from the neighboring countries like Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, etc upgrade their tourists facilities and intensify their campaigns. 

Another  possible reason may be the bad treatment tourists received from front liners liners like taxi drivers, staff of airlines and hotels.

The Ministry is hoping for increase arrivals of tourists from China, Russia, Australia, Belgium, Holland, Britain and Middle East this year.

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The traditional Kadazan families, who were mostly rural farmers and entrepreneurs, keep cats to catch or guard the house against the menace of mice; only few keep them for pets for the terrible noise they make at night when they are mating. My wife hates cats as many of her priced china bowls and plates were broken because the neighbors' cats keep coming into our kitchen to steal food. Of all my children, only Tina my second daughter seems to have a liking on cats and it was her who took pity on them and offer them food or we just shoo them away and occasionally frightened them with a stick.

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